'Legend Of Conan' appoints screenwriter Andrea Berloff

The scribe, who is currently working on the Fugees biopic and F Gary Gray's NWA movie Straight Outta Compton, is best known for penning World Trade Center for Oliver Stone.

Producer Chris Morgan described Berloff as "an amazing writer who can juggle masculine grittiness with extreme emotional depth", adding: "Her take on Conan is powerful and genuine and would make Robert E. Howard proud."

Legend Of Conan is expected to follow on from the events of the original Conan the Barbarian, ignoring the events of 1984's Conan The Destroyer and the 2011 reboot.

Arnold Schwarzenegger will reprise his role as Conan, playing an older version of the character who serves as king of Aquilonia, according to Deadline.

Legend Of Conan is not expected to arrive in cinemas until 2015 at the earliest.